Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of 649,950 square kilometres (250,900 sq mi). The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other major industries are transportation, manufacturing, mining, forestry, energy, and tourism. The largest ethnic group in Manitoba is English Canadian, but there is a significant Franco-Manitoban minority and a growing aboriginal population.
The name Manitoba (meaning "strait of the spirit" or "lake of the prairies") is believed to be derived from the Cree, Ojibwe or Assiniboine language.

 

Capital : Winnipeg
Largest metro : Winnipeg
Population : 1 196 291
Abbreviation : SD
Main cities : Winnipeg, Brandon, Altona, Steinbach, Selkirk, The Pas, Portage La Prairie, Dauphin, Swan River